Mano River returns to Sierra Leone
With Sierra Leone’s 10-year civil war formally declared over, and a United Nations force preserving the peace, Mano River Resources (MNO-V) is relaunching its prospecting program on three diamond expl…
2002
Anglo find fails to launch Philippine flurry
Vancouver — Mining companies willing to face considerable political risks have been rewarded with impressive exploration results in the Philippines. However, advancing discoveries to the development …
Axmin seeks West African gold
Many major gold companies have pulled in their horns over the past four years, rendering a good number of African exploration properties inactive. This has presented an opportunity for junior explorer…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 11, 2002)
DateMarch 5March 4March 1Feb. 28Feb. 27HighLowTSE 3007586.127861.837710.807637.507646.89…
Turmoil rocks Durban Deeps
Over the report period ended March 5, another blow was struck against the image of South Africa as a serious gold-mining country: the country’s government took the unusual step of barring Durban Roode…
The Northern Miner — Small Producers Index (March 11, 2002)
72.44 (+4.64)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Starfield kicks off 2002 exploration program (March 11, 2002)
Vancouver — Starfield Resources (SRU-V) has begun mobilizing drill rigs to its Ferguson Lake copper-nickel-platinum-palladium project in Nunavut for a new round of exploration.This year’s program is …
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, FEB. 27 – MAR. 5
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeTVX GoldT417711.160.890.95-0.20…
Sudbury PGM play enters new phase
Though nowhere near last year’s record highs, palladium is still trading at three times the historical range, and that bodes well for a group of companies exploring for platinum-group-metal (PGM) depo…
Hunt find raises hopes for gold camp in Manitoba
Vancouver — There’s gold in them thar Churchill-Superior Boundary zone rocks. The discovery, by International Curator Resources’ (IC-T), of the Hunt deposit, 120 km northeast of Thompson, Man., prove…
Corriente, BHP Billiton, Lowell make progress in Ecuador
Exploration drilling in Ecuador’s Corriente copper belt by partners Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) and BHP Billiton has delineated a significant copper-gold resource in the Mirador deposit.The Corriente …
Almaden keeps focused on greenfields projects
Recently formed Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) has a simple motto: Acquire virgin projects and explore them to the point where another company can be convinced to foot the bill.Almaden was formed earlier th…